Sunday , 16 August 2026

Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Stoke City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
James Chester 56' Y
Morgan Fox 82' Y
Sam Clucas 85' Y
Y 87' Adam Clayton

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee John Brooks

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
5
6
Stoke City FC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-07-12 Stoke City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2018-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2018-10-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
26 Sep Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
20 Sep Bristol City FC H 0–2 L
12 Sep Millwall FC A 0–0 D
22 Jul Nottingham Forest FC A 4–1 W
18 Jul Brentford FC H 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
26 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
19 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
12 Sep Brentford FC H 1–0 W
22 Jul Derby County FC H 1–3 L
18 Jul Preston North End FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Birmingham City FC
#26 Position #15
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Stoke City FC gets underway.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Stoke City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Sam Clucas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Stoke City FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 20' Stoke City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steven Fletcher made 379 appearances and scored 57 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Stoke City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harry Souttar, as he is very good at scoring at Bet365 Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 56' The referee has no hesitation. James Chester is booked for Stoke City FC — Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' Jeremie Bela has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Crowley. He replaces Jon Toral on 62 minute.
  • 65' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Harlee Dean on 65.
  • 70' Tashan Oakley-Boothe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Stoke City FC tonight.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Nick Powell. He replaces Tashan Oakley-Boothe on 72 minute.
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — James McClean on, Josh Tymon off on 81 minutes.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Morgan Fox. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' Sam Clucas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 85.
  • 86' GOAL! Nick Powell scores on 86. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adam Clayton on 87.
  • 87' Lukas Jutkiewicz makes way for Scott Hogan at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • It finishes all square. Stoke City FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Tyrese Campbell 2
Jay Stansfield 2
Jordan Thompson 2
Harlee Dean 2
Nick Powell 1
Che Adams 1
Gary Gardner 1

Head to Head

2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-07-12 Stoke City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2018-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2018-10-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC

Stoke City FC Form

2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-26 Preston North End FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2020-09-20 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2020-09-12 Millwall FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC W 2020-07-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-09-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2020-07-22 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Derby County FC L 2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.41 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.49 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC28% Draw45% Birmingham City FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes16% 0% No84%
Avg goals/match: 0.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 56%
44%
± 1.5 24%
76%
± 2.5 7%
93%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
72%
Stoke City FC or Birmingham City FC
55%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC10% Draw76% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
43.6%
0 – 1
18%
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
2.8%
1 – 2
2.4%
2 – 1
1.9%
0 – 3
0.7%
2 – 2
0.6%
1 – 3
0.4%
3 – 0
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 16% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 20% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
67% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.